How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 144

144. We and Mr. Yang Have Reconciled—What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

“Bro, it’s hard for me to stay calm when you talk to me like that! I don’t want to bully the weak, but that doesn’t mean I won’t. I hope you understand that!” Zhang Huiming said in a cold tone.

Pu Chunhua, who was standing next to him, was about to burst. He really wanted to shout out that this was Yang Chen, who took over the Longlian Supermarket Group from Lianbai Group.

However, there were too many people present, and Yang Chen didn’t want to reveal his identity.

After all, he still needed to rely on driving for ride-hailing to earn rewards in the future.

If the news that he spent billions to acquire Longlian Supermarket Group spread, which passenger would dare to give him a bad review in the future?

This was also why Yang Chen asked Zhang Huiming to call his father over.

As long as Zhang Lianbai came, today’s matter would come to an end.

“Stop talking nonsense in front of me. Call your dad over,” Yang Chen said dismissively.

Zhou Bin added fuel to the fire, fanning the flames, and said, “You’re too arrogant, kid. You don’t take Brother Ming seriously at all. Brothers, let’s go together and take him down!”

Zhang Huiming gritted his teeth in anger and said, “There are many guests here. Let’s go outside and talk! Dare you?”

Yang Chen got up and said with a smile, “Sure! If you have the ability to get me to Mars, I dare to go with you.”

Pu Chunhua quickly stepped forward and grabbed Yang Chen, whispering in his ear, “Why don’t you just tell them? It’s not like it’s anything shameful. Why hide it from everyone?”

“I have my own reasons. It’s not convenient to explain to you,” Yang Chen replied.

How could he explain?

That he still wanted bad reviews for his driving in the future and couldn’t let so many people at the scene know his identity?

People would think he was crazy, wanting bad reviews for driving.

Pu Chunhua nodded in confusion and could only hold back his words.

Zhang Huiming immediately understood something when he saw Pu Chunhua being so close to Yang Chen.

“Director Pu, what’s your relationship?” Zhang Huiming asked.

Pu Chunhua laughed and made up a story, “It’s nothing. My car broke down, so I took his ride-hailing car to get here.”

Zhang Huiming smiled skeptically and said, “Does Director Pu think he’s very humorous?”

Pu Chunhua smiled awkwardly and didn’t say anything else.

However, Pu Chunhua’s behavior was obviously abnormal, and Zhang Huiming began to suspect Yang Chen’s identity.

If he was really just a ride-hailing driver, Pu Chunhua would definitely not be so close to him.

Yang Chen walked out with his head held high. This move put Zhang Huiming in a difficult position. He had to go out and resolve the situation.

Zhang Huiming gritted his teeth and took his men out.

Li Yanyun was worried that Yang Chen would suffer, so she quickly tried to follow.

Li Lianxiong wanted to stop her, but he was a step too late.

Yang Chen came to the end of the corridor and stopped. Then, Zhang Huiming came over with his men.

“You’re quite brave, not leaving yourself a way out. Are you so confident that you can beat so many of us?” Zhang Huiming asked.

“Who said I was going to fight you?” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Zhang Huiming laughed and said, “What? Are you scared? It’s okay. As long as you admit your mistake, I can let you off. I told you, I’m not someone who bullies others.”

“No, no, no, I mean if you want to fight, you can fight them,” Yang Chen said, pointing behind him.

Zhang Huiming and the others looked back. The Peninsula Hotel

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The Peninsula Hotel’s manager, Cheng Dawu, walked over aggressively with four strong men in Divine Shield Security uniforms.

Since Yang Chen took over Divine Shield Security, he used his connections to hand over the security work of the Peninsula Hotel to Divine Shield Security Group.

Before, it was to prevent people from causing trouble in the hotel, but he didn’t expect it could be used to fight now.

The reputation of Divine Shield Security was very high in Hai City and even the whole country.

Of course, Zhang Huiming and the others knew how powerful they were.

The four strong men stood side by side, blocking the corridor tightly.

Just now, Zhang Huiming blocked Yang Chen with his men, but now they were the ones being surrounded.

“Manager Cheng, what do you want to do? I’m a VIP customer here. Do you want to hit me?” Zhang Huiming said angrily.

Yang Chen grabbed Zhang Huiming’s arm and pulled him away from his group.

Then, Zhang Huiming’s underlings were pinned to the ground and beaten by the four strong men.

Hearing his underlings’ shouts, Zhang Huiming wanted to look back, but Yang Chen grabbed his ear and said, “Be good, don’t look! For your dad’s sake, I won’t touch you. But you have to behave well.”

“You… who exactly are you? You’re definitely not a ride-hailing driver!” Zhang Huiming said.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “I really am a ride-hailing driver, but…”

“Yang Chen! How are you? Did they hit you?” Li Yanyun shouted as she ran over.

Zhang Huiming’s eyes widened in shock and he said, “You… you’re Yang Chen? The one who acquired 45% of Longlian Supermarket Group’s shares from my family?”

“I told you to let your dad talk to me. You’re not qualified to solve the problem with me. You just didn’t listen,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Li Yanyun’s cherry-like mouth opened slightly in surprise, her lip gloss shining brightly under the light.

“You acquired 45% of Longlian Supermarket’s shares from their company? Really? How could you have so much money? Is driving for ride-hailing that profitable?” Li Yanyun asked in confusion and surprise.

Zhang Huiming said speechlessly, “Isn’t it obvious that being a ride-hailing driver is just a job he does to pass the time? He has a more impressive identity that he doesn’t want others to know.”

If he had to put it that way, then Yang Chen’s identity was that of a man with a cheat code [an unfair advantage].

Lianbai Group specializes in investing in supermarket companies, such as Longlian Supermarket, Runhua Wanjia, Dafa Run, Huiyong, etc.

However, the shares of these companies are very small, at most not exceeding 5%.

The only holding company, Longlian Supermarket Group, was losing so much money due to poor management that they had to sell the controlling stake to Yang Chen, leaving only a small amount of shares as an ordinary investment.

So, at first glance, Lianbai Group seems very powerful, but it’s just a paper tiger [something that seems powerful but is not]. Their real strength is far less than everyone imagines.

It can even be said that the 1.5 billion yuan that the system paid to acquire Longlian Supermarket Group’s shares is Lianbai Group’s most valuable “business” at present. Other investment businesses add up to only about 2 billion yuan.

This made Li Yanyun very happy.

She had always said that Yang Chen was good in every way, with too many advantages, but his only shortcoming was that he was poor.

In this materialistic era, being poor can

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cover up all the advantages.

But now it’s different. Yang Chen is not only not poor, but also a rich man who can take out billions to acquire Longlian Supermarket Group.

At this moment, Li Yanyun had already thought of the names of her and Yang Chen’s five children.

“Let’s go, tell my dad. He will definitely agree to us being together. Hehe…” Li Yanyun said happily.

Yang Chen pulled his arm back and said, “Miss Li, I think you may have some misunderstandings. I have never expressed any interest in you from beginning to end. Just because you think I’m good and want to date me, doesn’t mean I have to accept. Right? Love is a two-way street. You chose me, but I didn’t choose you. That’s not love, at most it’s lust at first sight for a one-night stand.”

Zhang Huiming chuckled and said, “Li Yanyun, do you think everyone is like those simps [people who do anything for someone they like] who want to lick you? He’s a billionaire who can spend billions at will. Why would he want to date you?”

“Shut up!” Li Yanyun roared.

Zhang Huiming watched the show with a smile on his face.

“Am I not pretty?” Li Yanyun asked Yang Chen.

“Pretty!” Yang Chen replied.

“Then why don’t you want to date me?” Li Yanyun asked again.

“Love is about chemistry, it has nothing to do with whether the other person is pretty or not. There are many pretty girls around me. Can I just take them all because they’re pretty? Thank you, Miss Li, for your affection, but you’re not my type,” Yang Chen said very ruthlessly.

Yang Chen still prefers sensible girls, such as Yu Shishi, Wang Jiayi, etc.

He really doesn’t like Wang Qianni, Li Yanyun, and others who have never suffered losses since childhood and have the idea that as long as they like someone, the other person must accept them.

Moreover, Li Yanyun wants to die at every turn. Whoever wants such a girlfriend is unlucky, and there will definitely be no peace in the future.

Li Yanyun burst into tears. She, who had been the center of attention since she was a child, finally fell in love with a man, but he didn’t like her. It was too hurtful to her self-esteem.

“Yang Chen, I hate you!” Li Yanyun said crying and ran away.

“It’s really stupid. Just because you like me, I have to like you? What kind of logic is that!” Yang Chen couldn’t help but complain.

Zhang Huiming laughed and said, “Brother Chen is right. She has been spoiled since she was a child and has never been rejected. She can’t stand being rejected suddenly. Don’t worry about her. Brother Chen, how are you going to deal with Zhou Bin? I’ll take care of it. I’m sorry for the disrespectful things I said to you just now.”

“Just slap him twice as a warning. Don’t reveal my identity. Also, call Li Lianxiong, Zhou Hai, and Pu Chunhua over. I have something to talk to them about. Manager Cheng, arrange a room for me,” Yang Chen said.

Cheng Dawu quickly replied, “Go to my office. I guarantee no one will disturb you.”

Yang Chen nodded.

Cheng Dawu said to Zhang Huiming, “Young Master Zhang, please bring the people to my office later. Mr. Yang and I will go over first.”

Zhang Huiming nodded and returned to Banquet Hall No. 1.

All the guests stared at Zhang Huiming.

Zhou Bin ran forward excitedly and asked, “Brother Ming, how was it? Was that kid beaten badly?”

“Slap! Slap!”

Two crisp slaps

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landed on Zhou Bin’s left and right cheeks, and the entire banquet hall fell silent.

Zhou Hai quickly stepped forward and asked, “Zhang Huiming, what do you mean? Why did you hit my son? He calls you Brother Ming, and you treat him like this?”

Zhang Huiming sneered and replied, “I’m just helping you educate him to be a good person in the future. Don’t think you can use money to bully people outside just because you have a few stinky dollars.”

Zhou Hai was afraid of Lianbai Group, so he could only be angry, but he didn’t dare to do anything to Zhang Huiming.

Zhang Huiming’s actions were really incomprehensible to everyone. Was he speaking up for that ride-hailing driver?

But why?

What was so good about protecting a ride-hailing driver?

Could it be that the ride-hailing driver had some mysterious background?

“Mr. Zhou Hai, Mr. Li Lianxiong, Mr. Pu Chunhua, please come with me!” Zhang Huiming said.

Zhou Hai and Li Lianxiong were puzzled. What did Zhang Huiming want to do by calling the three of them away?

They didn’t understand, but Pu Chunhua knew why. It must be Yang Chen’s request.

Zhang Huiming led Pu Chunhua and the other two to Cheng Dawu’s office.

Then, Zhang Huiming and Cheng Dawu left, leaving Yang Chen and the four of them to talk in the office.

Zhou Hai asked very vigilantly, “Who exactly are you?”

Yang Chen nodded to Pu Chunhua, who immediately understood and introduced, “Let me introduce you to Mr. Yang Chen, who just acquired 45% of Longlian Supermarket Group’s shares from Bailian Group. He is now the largest shareholder of our Longlian Supermarket Group.”

Zhou Hai and Li Lianxiong were shocked. So he was the new major shareholder of Longlian Supermarket Group. No wonder he had been calm and composed from beginning to end.

Li Lianxiong asked, “Aren’t you a ride-hailing driver? How did you get the money to acquire Longlian Supermarket Group’s shares? Are you deliberately pretending to be poor to tease us?”

“Haha… These are not important. Let’s talk about important things. You both want to merge your companies. After the resources are integrated, they can become a large-scale and highly competitive overseas shopping chain store. However, it is impossible for your two families to get married now. Why not sell the company to our Longlian Supermarket?” Yang Chen said straight to the point.

“Sell to you? How is that possible? My company is doing well. Why should I sell it to you?” Zhou Hai refused first.

Li Lianxiong frowned and did not express his position immediately.

What Yang Chen said in the banquet hall just now touched Li Lianxiong.

He only had one daughter. No matter how well he did now, everything would belong to his son-in-law in the future.

The current valuation of Haigou No. 1 Store is 1.5 billion yuan. Even if it is sold at an 80% discount, it will be enough for their family to spend three lifetimes.

So, why bother trying to build a world for his future son-in-law?

Why not sell it now and travel around with his family to enjoy life? It would not be in vain to come to this world.

Yang Chen now wanted to test Zhou Hai and Li Lianxiong’s thoughts.

As long as one of them was willing to sell, Yang Chen would use the system’s reward of mandatory half-price acquisition rights on the other who was unwilling to sell.

Seeing that Li Lianxiong was not speaking, Yang Chen knew that what he had said before had worked.

“Mr. Li should agree, right? Your struggle is meaningless. Your daughter’s wisdom will definitely not be able to beat the future

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son-in-law. No matter how hard you work now, you are just working hard for your future son-in-law. Why not sell the company to us? If you want cash, we can give you cash. While you can still move around, you can enjoy life. If you want equity, we can increase our equity for you. It doesn’t matter if your daughter’s wisdom can’t beat her son-in-law in the future. The equity you give her can be her backing,” Yang Chen said.

Li Lianxiong was really moved by Yang Chen and said, “What you said makes sense. I want half cash and half equity. How much cash and equity are you going to give?”

“Your Haigou No. 1 Store is valued at 1.5 billion yuan, so I will give you 800 million yuan in cash, and the remaining 800 million yuan will be used to increase shares at a price of 2 yuan/share, which is 400 million shares. The specific proportion depends on how much we ultimately increase shares and determine the total share capital. We are not only acquiring your company, but also Mr. Zhou’s company. This money must be financed through the issuance of shares, and it is temporarily impossible to determine the specific amount that needs to be issued,” Yang Chen replied.

800 million yuan in cash is enough for him to squander until he dies.

400 million shares, as long as Longlian Supermarket’s performance can turn a profit in the future, should be worth at least 2 billion yuan, or even more.

Li Lianxiong felt that Yang Chen’s method was very satisfactory, so he nodded and said, “Okay! Let’s do as Mr. Yang said!”

Zhou Hai immediately said, “Old Li, are you crazy? Your Haigou No. 1 Store is doing very well. Why sell it?”

Li Lianxiong smiled and said, “You have a son, so of course you want to leave the industry to him, make it bigger and stronger, and create greater glories. I have a daughter, and she may encounter someone who plots against my family’s property like your son in the future. My daughter has been spoiled by me since she was a child and has not experienced social beatings. She will definitely not be that stinky brat’s opponent. So, it’s better to exchange it for equity and leave it to her. She doesn’t have to do anything and can just wait for dividends.”

At this moment, the different mentality of having a son and having a daughter is reflected.

Seeing that he could not persuade Li Lianxiong, Zhou Hai could only shake his head helplessly.

The situation is now clear. Haigou No. 1 Store can be acquired through normal capital operations, and Binhai Import and Export Trading Company can use the system’s reward of mandatory half-price acquisition rights.

Yang Chen had given Zhou Hai a chance, but he didn’t cherish it. Now he can only sell it at half price.

Yang Chen said to Pu Chunhua, “Director Pu, please take care of Mr. Li for me. I want to talk to Mr. Zhou alone.”

Pu Chunhua nodded and invited Li Lianxiong out with a smile.

Zhou Hai said very firmly, “You don’t need to waste time on me. I will never sell the company.”

Yang Chen smiled without saying a word and immediately gave the system instructions with his mind.

“System, use the mandatory half-price acquisition right for Binhai Import and Export Trading Company.”

System: “Received master’s instructions! Immediately use the half-price acquisition right for Binhai Import and Export Trading Company! In use… Use successful, effective immediately!”

Yang Chen asked with a smile, “Mr. Zhou, please consider it carefully again. Will you sell the company or not?”

Zhou Hai blurted out and replied, “Sell! Sell immediately! Please, Mr. Yang, be sure to acquire my company. To express my sincerity in selling, I am willing to sell it to Mr. Yang at half price. My company is currently valued at 1 billion yuan, and Mr. Yang only needs to give me

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500 million yuan.”

Yang Chen planned to spend 500 million yuan in his personal name to buy Binhai Import and Export Trading Company, and then sell it to Longlian Supermarket Group at a valuation of 1 billion yuan in exchange for more equity. Wouldn’t it be okay to get 500 million yuan for free with one transfer?

Yang Chen nodded in satisfaction and got up, taking Zhou Hai out.

Pu Chunhua and Li Lianxiong looked at the two of them.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Mr. Zhou and I have already talked. He was moved by my sincerity and is willing to sell Binhai Import and Export Trading Company to me personally at half price.”

“Ah? Sell at half price? Are you kidding me?” Li Lianxiong exclaimed.

Zhou Hai replied very affirmatively, “Mr. Yang being able to acquire my company is an affirmation of me and my honor. To express my sincerity, of course I will sell it at half price.”

Pu Chunhua and Li Lianxiong were both shocked.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “I have always convinced people with virtue. Mr. Zhou was moved by my personal charm. It is very reasonable for him to give me a discount, right?”

Pu Chunhua and Li Lianxiong were both speechless, and their expressions seemed to say, “I believe you, you old bad guy.”

No matter what method Yang Chen used to make Zhou Hai sell the company at half price, as long as Zhou Hai was willing, no one else could say anything.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Okay, tonight’s matter can be considered a perfect ending. Let’s go, everyone, come back with me to continue attending the banquet.”

After speaking, Yang Chen took Pu Chunhua, Li Lianxiong, and Zhou Hai back to Banquet Hall No. 1 together.

The guests at the scene all looked over, and the originally noisy banquet hall instantly became safe again.

Zhang Huiming quickly ran over and greeted Yang Chen very politely.

The guests were all dumbfounded.

So, what was going on?

Was the conflict resolved?

Zhang Huiming made such a big show, and Zhou Bin was beaten, and it was resolved just like that?

What ability did that ride-hailing driver have that could make Zhang Huiming and others agree to a reconciliation?

Zhang Huiming walked to the stage, picked up the microphone, and said, “Sorry everyone, I disturbed everyone’s enjoyment just now because of some small things. Now we and Mr. Yang have reconciled, please enjoy yourselves!”

Reconciled?

Zhang Huiming made such a big show, Zhou Bin was beaten, and it was reconciled just like that?

What ability did that ride-hailing driver have that could make Zhang Huiming and others agree to a reconciliation?

Zhou Bin was unhappy and quickly asked his father, “Dad, why did you reconcile with him? I was beaten by him, how can you reconcile with him?”

Zhou Hai slapped him and scolded, “Shut up! If you dare to pretend to be a big shot with money outside again, I will break your legs!”

Zhou Bin covered his face and looked at his father with a grievance, and then looked at Yang Chen, who was smiling at him, with a look of resentment. He suddenly felt that the world was full of malice towards him…